Supporting-clip.



D. M00. KERR.

SUPPORTING CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED 920.20, 1910.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO.,WASH|NGTDN, n. c.

D. M00. KERR.

SUPPORTING CLIP.

APPLIOATION IILBD 1130.20, 1910.

041,296. Patentd Oct. 15, 1912.

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UNITE DUNCAN MCCALLESTEB KERR, OF PALISADE, NEBRASKA.

SUPPORTING-CLIP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedOct. 15,1912.

Application filed. December 20, 1910. Serial No. 598,427.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DUNCAN MCCAL- LESTER KERR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Palisade, in the county of Hitchcock and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SupportingClips; andl do hereby'declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in supporting clips and more particularly to that class adapted to be used for holding the sills ofhay and other forms of racks upon the bolsters of a vehicle and my object is to provide sections of the clip to receive the sill of the rack.

A further object is to provide sections of the clip to engage the bolster and prevent slipping of the sill lengthwise across the bolster.

A further object is to provide an extension on the clips engaging the forward bolster to accommodate the same for use in connection with racks which taper at their forward ends, and,

A further object is to provide means for adjustably securing the extensions to the standards of the forward bolster.

Other objects and advantages will be here inafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of that form of clip used in connection with the forward bolster. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the clip for the rear bolster. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the forward bolster showing the clip in position thereon and the sill of the rack in section, and, Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the bolster which may be constructed in the usual or any preferred manner and 2 the standard therefor. In constructing the hay racks or similar devices, the sills 3 thereof are usually brought closer together at the forward end of the rack so that the sills will rest at a distance from the standards on the forward bolster, and in order to hold the rack in proper spaced position on the forward bolster, I provide my improved form of clip 4, the body of .to the sills in the same manner.

which extends at right angles to the bolster and has depending flanges 5 which project on opposite sides of the bolster and hold the clip and parts attached thereto against longitudinal movement. Each end of the clip is provided with a pair of upwardly extending ears 6, between which the sill 3 rests and, if desired, the ears may be provided with openings 7, through which any suitable instrument may be introduced to fasten the ears to the sill. In order to provide a long bearing surface for the sill, and at the same time minimize the amount of material necessary, and also to provide other means than the apertures 7, for securing the sill against longitudinal movement, the ears 6 are spaced longitudinally as well as laterally of the clip; and by this construction, any usual form of abutment may be fixed to the sill within the longitudinal space between the ears, and thereby prevent lateral movement of the sill, but allow it to be lifted clear of the clip when desirable. Such abutment, however, being no part of my invention, is not described, shown or claimed; but is mentioned to illustrate one of the advantageous features of the device as shown and described. The clip 4: used in connection with the forward bolster, is provided with an extension 8 which projects toward the standard 2 and has at its outer end an upwardly extending flange 9, through which are formed threaded openings 10. Cooperating with said openings 10, are threaded bolts 11 which project on opposite sides of the standard 2 and are also extended through yokes 12 and 13 placed at the opposite edges of the standard, lock nuts 14 being employed for holding the yoke 13 in engagement with the standard, while the yoke 12- is held in position by heads 15 on the outer ends of the bolts. By first loosening the lock nuts 14: and turning the bolts 11 in unison, the clips may be adjusted to the proper position upon the forward bolster, when, by tightening the lock nuts to such an extent as to hold the bolts against rotation, the clips will be securely held in their adjusted positions. The rear clips 16 are not necessarily provided with the extensions, as the sills at this point normally rest adjacent the standards on the rear bolster. The clips 16 are made the same as the clip 4 in other respects and are secured When the clips are properly attached to the sills of the rack and to the standards on the bolsters, it will be readily seen that the rack will be held against lateral as well as longitudinal movement on the bolster and that the forward clips may be adjusted, as occasion may require, to properly position the rack upon the forward bolster.

It will further be seen that this device can be very cheaply constructed and readily applied to use and will prevent undue wear on the sills at their points of crossing the bolsters.

What I claim is In combination with a Wagon bolster and standard and hay frame, a plate slidably seated on the bolster and supporting sill of said frame, two similar apertured yokes on two opposite sides respectively of the standard, two headed and threaded bolts engaging an apertured flange on the plate, whereby the position of the plate and frame relative to the standard may be adjusted, and nuts on the bolts for maintaining the adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses;

mm McGALLEsTER KERR.

Witnesses:

E. P. SoHRoEoER, J. H. SKINNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the oni iirissibiier of i i t' i t s; Washington, .D. G." 

